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Artist’s Statement: “I created this project for Sentier Cultural in Gatineau, QC. The mural focused on paying tribute to the significance of women in the textile industry and the working class neighborhood that still exists in that sector of old Hull today.”
Artist’s Statement: “This multi-wall mural was painted in Nelson, BC for the Nelson International Mural Festival. Entitled ‘Soul Terrain’, this was my ode to the mountains of British Colombia seen through my filter as an artist, exploring a semi-traditional landscape scene with transparency and vivid color work.”
Artist’s statement: “This mural design entitled ‘The River Keepers’ is meant to symbolize the proximity of Ontario and Quebec as these two provinces are connected by way of the Ottawa river. The local community is very much an amalgamation of residents from these provinces and this mural is meant to commemorate that connection.
Two hands embrace with large pink, yellow and purple flowers and dark green foliage making up the background.
‘A bird is singing in my garden’ is the title of Aitak Sorahitalab’s mural on College Street in the heart of the University of Toronto. The mural was inspired by Persian carpet designs.
“The Dance” celebrates Toronto’s communities, past and present, as a literal dance.
Native Trees of Toronto, painted by Jasmin Lui, displays 23 leaves from trees native to Toronto.
Myself and my art students spent our end of semester creating sidewalk street art in The Junction consisting of flowers, bees and butterflies at 7 street corners.
Mural by Elise Conlin, June 2021
Thank you to Bailey Nelson!
All four signal box locations explore Time in different ways; from traditional Chinese calligraphy with historical photos of Chinatown, and the history shared by Tsúùt’Ãnà artist about his ancestor Chief Bullhead and Fort Calgary, to stylised tigers inspired by the colours of Cantonese opera, to age-old medicinal remedies that have survived many generations, to contemporary Canto phraseology and street calligraphy.
A part of the StreetARToronto Outside the Box Program 2021.
Where We Find our Roots celebrates the incredible beauty of the Don River and its surrounding waterways–paying tribute to the traditional keepers of the land, its current residents, and its potential futures.
This mural advocates for wildlife and water conservation by reintegrating the water, its inhabitants and local plant specimens back into the city allowing community members to reconnect with nature, water and the land they live on.
Huge thank you to @kj.bit for putting on an amazing Mentor and Mentee mural jam in Oct 2021.
This is the garage I got and I immediately saw a piano. I wanted to transform the windows into black keys that glow at night. It is a whimsical play on a jazz pianist.
This 48×8 feet mural represents the vision of 120 elementary school kids about diversity. It was painted with their participation at the Viscount Alexandre School in Ottawa.
As a MASC artist in Ottawa, I created this mural for the 2018 MASC annual Awesome Arts Festival in Sandy Hill.
This mural, 9 stories tall celebrates Ottawa’s diversity, underlines the importance of inclusion and enhances awareness of the contributions of newcomers to Ottawa.
Dedicated to immigrants and refugees. This mural depicts the eyes of Canada’s diversity, generosity and compassion. Created with the participation of almost 90 people from the community as the WOW, Welcome Ottawa Week.
A colourful box full of heart shaped plants and patterns.
(Neighbourhood Love & Bellbox Murals)
Tulips, some daffodils, hibiscus, magnolias & mandevillas. (Street Art Toronto – Scarlett Road cycle track murals)
This mural was commissioned by the owners of Mazarine Brunch Restaurant in the Centretown of Ottawa.
This mural was awarded to me by the Masson-Angers Sector Community Association and the City of Gatineau. The wall is approx 25 x 30′, Spray Paint on Stucco.
The mural is designed to create a friendly, positive welcome as you enter the vet clinic. The mural depicts a variety of animals and scenes; from pets interacting with each other, fun in the dog park, owner and pet love, and welcoming visits to the vet. The colour palette is inspired by clinic’s brand colours.
The style and colour palette are inspired by retro vintage art to give a fun old school campy vibe and compliment the campsite buildings.
This mural was commissioned by Quebec Nova Murale, a new non-profit organization aimed at installing murals in the neighborhood of Limoilou in Quebec City. I was the first artist to be asked to do a mural in the neighborhood and the first mural artist from Ontario to get government funding in Quebec.
Sarah Alinia Ziazi’s signal box visualizes feminine energy and beauty through the juxtaposition of a floral background.
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